Club is looking for new sports director
Important Bundesliga personnel clarified
11/23/2025 – 5:24 a.mReading time: 2 minutes
VfL Wolfsburg is going through a sporting low and wants to reorganize its personnel. But Lower Saxony doesn’t get a preferred candidate.
The struggling Bundesliga soccer team VfL Wolfsburg will not hire Andreas Schicker from league rivals TSG 1899 Hoffenheim as their new sports director. Instead, the 39-year-old will now form the sole leadership duo at Kraichgauer alongside Tim Jost. The TSG announced this.
“I’m honored by the interest shown by other clubs – and at the same time it’s a nice confirmation of the work we’re doing here in Kraichgau,” said Schicker in the statement: “But the TSG shareholders have shown me a clear perspective of being able to continue working successfully here.” Schicker remains sports managing director, he has held the position since October 2024. Jost has been managing director of marketing and sales since December 2024.
“Under his leadership, our team has found its way back to the ‘TSG DNA’ in terms of sport, the team is younger, its football has become more attractive and successful. We hope that Andreas Schicker will continue to play a leading role in shaping this path for a long time to come,” said TSG partner Dietmar Hopp.
At league rivals Wolfsburg, the position of sports director needs to be filled. The VW club initially parted ways with Dutch coach Paul Simonis and shortly afterwards with sports director Sebastian Schindzielorz. Sports director Peter Christiansen is also the focus of criticism and is held responsible, among other things, for the undesirable sporting development.
Schicker’s rejection means a bitter setback for the VW club, which fell to 15th place. Supervisory board boss Sebastian Rudolph traveled to Kraichgau during the week to negotiate with Hopp. Schicker is said to have been very interested in moving to Wolfsburg. Now the search for a new sports director at VfL is starting again.
“We have several candidates on the list when looking for a new sports director – Andreas Schicker was one of them. We had good discussions with him and TSG Hoffenheim. We respect the club’s decision not to let him go,” the club said in a statement.